With four Thoroughbred racetracks scattered around the province, Alberta offers the most opportunities to race your horse in the country. The province’s various Thoroughbred breeding and racing programs also support breeders and owners at all levels of racing with financial incentives.
“The first baby we raised and sold in the Alberta-bred program was in 2017, and we’ve been getting breeding bonuses every year since,” says Amber Meyaard of Starline Thoroughbreds. “Since that means our horses are coming in the top three, it tells us we are breeding the right mare to the right stallion and raising horses that are competitive.”
Having bred a multiple stakes winner plus two sales stakes winners, both of which paid breeder bonuses, Meyaard appreciates Alberta’s incentive programs.